Slicing-machine.



c. F. M. VAN BERKEL.

SLICING MACHINE.

APPLICATION ILED .HJLYV 5| |911.

1,280,1 1 1 l PatentedSept. 24, `1918.`

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c. f. M. VAN BERKEL. SLICING MACHINE.

APPLICAUON FILED )ULY 5 |911.-

PatentedSepf. 24,19154. I

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i CORNELIS ii. u. van. BERKEL, or LAIOME, INDIANA, AssIeNon fro s..sLIcING MACHINE comPANY, oF LAPOB'TE, INDIANA, A conrnA'rIoN 'orINDIANA.

BERKEL, a `suhject ofthe .Queen of the. Netherlands, residingat Laporte,in ther county of Laporte-and State of Indiana, have 1nvented certainnew and iisefullmprovements in slicing-Machines, "offwhich thelfollowing 'is a specification.

This inventionl relates to iiiachii'ies for slicing meat and similarmaterialspand has` ',for its object; thev provision of amachine ofthe'classnamed which shall lhe of iijnproved 'construction and moreefficient and'coiivennient in operation than sinillar devices pre- Iviously known. t 1

. The invention is exemplified.` in the combi* nation `andarranfirenientof parts shown in the acco'mpaiiylng drawlngs and described inthefollowing specification,A and' it is more particuliirlyv pointed out in.the appended y claims.

In the drawings, Fignre 1 is a topfplan view ofa supporting ltable foraslcing ma# chine embodying the present invention, Figs i. `is afragmentary vlew showing the tn ble inFig.` 1 in elevation,v Fig. 3 isan elevation 'looking from the right in Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a vertical`sectionvon. line f1-`4 ofFig. Fig. 5

. is affraginentary elevational view` showing a detail of construction,and Fig. `6 isa section on luie 6-6 of Fig. 5.

` The numeral 1() designates the. frame of a slicing machine of ordinaryconstruction on which ay table 111 .is `nioi1nted".-foij' reciprocatory.movement having yrollers 1.2 r t ng 1n vl.runways 13 of the frame 1'0..4 By'its recipro- "catliiig" inoveii'ient the tablell carries the imeatjtdthejslicing knife. J The meat itself" rests upon the sliding meatplate Alflcwhicli is held ybetween vertical yguides 15 and 16, thejfmeat beingclaniped to, the plate 1-L 'by a clamp carried on uprightposts 17 'and .18

andnot shown. in the drawings. The. npright guide plate 16, shown at the.right of the drawing inFig. 4, is notl rigidly fixed to the table 11,`as is the guide 15, but is resili- `ently pressed againstthe meat plate14 by t fs rings 20 lwhich. surround bolts 21 threaded intotheitahlelland irovided with heads 2Q againstfwhich one `en of the springs 20abut to causelthe springs to hear upon the lateralV nii-face of theguide plate 1.6. .Tlie'pliite 16 sprovided with an overhanging ledge 19sptcintatiun tf Letters Patent.

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Patented sept. 24., 1918.

which holds the meat plate 14 from npwaid movementduring the slicingoperation. By this arrangement the plate 16 is continually heldresiliently against the edge ofthe meat plate 14 andthe plate is forcedintovcontact with the guitile 15 at the opposite edge thereof. This`larran} reiifient compensates form any Wear ony the guides or `plateand insures proper feeding of the plate Without 'any lat eralplay. y

The plate 14 is. fed forwardlytoward the edge ofthe table 11after eachslice hasheen severed., by a screw '25` mounted 1n hearings .L

26 carriedby the table 11 `and provideil with a ratchet Wheel yby'fmeansof` `which a v"slightflotation; is imparted to the screw at 34 and acoiled. spring 35 holds theY mitl resiliently in mesh with-the threadsofthe` screw.

In order that the table.. 1.4 may he, readilyT adj ustedfhetween theguides 15 and `:161. mech? amsm is provided for reinovingtlie half. nut

'31"from engagement with the "screw Q6 and for sii'nultaneouslyreleasing. the.' pressure exerted by the'spring plate 16 against theedge of the plate. `A shaft 36 extendstrans# versely across the .table`11 andis journalcifl for oscillation in hearings carried thereby andisprovided with .a crank 37 atene of its ends by means of which it maybe oscilla The opposite jend ofthe shaft tfcarries an l33 rigindly`secured to the 'shaft and Y carrying ahar 39 pivotally iiiounted-"on theend thereof. The oppositeend of the 39 is pivotally supported. by, asecond'arm! y mounted to oscillateupon apin 414 carried by the table 11.The bar'- 39 islocated'ftist below an extension 4Q `on the halflilith-31` and imposition to engage the extension i when' the` arms, 38'and 40' are rotated toward a vertical position.A 'From thisconstruction.

alt nut out of mesh with the screw it will be apparent that bymovement-0f they' crank 37, thehar 39 can be: raised to eng theprojection `rl2 of tlie'halfmit. L31 tc .5;1: wardly therefrom. 'Thelower en arm 45 is pivotally connected at 46 with aA and thus free `thetable 14 s o that it may be slid between its ,.uides. ,In order torelease the table from t e frictional en agement of the 'spring plate 16during such s iding movement, the shaft 36 has also connected therewithmechanism for relieving pressure of the spring plate `against the meatta'blc. This mechanism includes an arm-45 rigidly secured to the shaft36 and projectin i dfowln- 'o t 1e link 47 which has its opposite endpivoted at 48 toga cam lever 49. The cam lever .49 (Figsul and 6)operates acam disk 50 pivoted at 51 tothe table 11.

the table and is provided with a cut-away portion 53, one wall of whichcut-away portion is provided with a long bevel 54, as

je shown in the drawings. The spring plate 16, adjacent the cut awayportion 53 of the cam 50, is provided with a depression 55 which holdsan anti-friction ball 56. When the cam 50 is in the position shown inFigs. 3 5 and 6, the ball 56 is held loosely between the plate 16 andthe table 11 so that the pressure of'the springs 20 is received bv lthemeat plate 14 and not by the ball 56. IVhen the shaft 36 howeverisrotated to release the 3o half nutl 31,-the beveled surface 54 willvbe forced beneath the b all 56 and the ball will thus lbe forced awayfrom the table and caused te exert pressure on the inner side of theplate' 16 to overcome the pressure of the :i springs 20 and thus movethe spring plate away from the edge 'of the meat plate 1-.l. In thisIwaythemeat plate is freed ,from frictional engagement by the plate ,16at the same time that the half nut 31 is moved outl of mesh with thescrew 26 and the meat plate 1.4 is thus enabled 71o be moved freely Yalong its guides intoany position desired by the operator. If the crank37 is moved a' sufficient amount' the overhanging ledge l!) may beentirely disengaged frianathe meat plate 14 so that the plate may befreely lifted from. its position on the machine if it is dc- Y Sirablet0 replace the plate' with another iwhich carrles meat of adifferent'character'.

1'. In a slicing machine, a support for the material to be sliced,resilient means for holding said support in position, vand mechanism formovin said resilientl means 66 out of operative relation with saidsupport t .to permit adjustment of said support.

' 2. I n a sllcmg machine, a support for the l material to be sliced, aguide on which said support is movably mounted, resilient means A6,0 forholdingsaid'suiport firmly in contact with said guide, an mechanism forreleasing said resilient means to permitfree movement of said supper-trelativeto said guide. 3. In a slicing machineV The cam 5l) is mountedin a recess 52 formed in the side of a late for sup-' Agp-portingmaterlal to lie/slice a guidel en which said late: is mounted to slide,resilient means fiir holding said plate in contact with said guide toprevent lost motion and take up wear, and mechanism for releasing saidresilient means at the will of the operator to permit free movement ofsaid, plate alon said guide.

4. n a slicing machine, a plate for supporting material to be sliced. aguide upon which sald plate is mounted for sliding movement and againstwhich said plate bears at one edge thereof, a spring pressed guidearranged to bear against the opposite edge of said plate andto presssaid plate resiliently against said first named guide to )revent lostmotion and to take up wear, and means for forcing said spring plate awayfrom said sup orting` plate to permit free movement of sal supportingplate into different adjusted positions. l,

5. In a slicin machine', a plate l for supporting material to be sliced,a fixed guide for :one edgegof said plate, a movableguide for `the opositeedge of said plate, and means for orcing said movable guide out ofcontact with said plate to lpermit free removal of said plate from saidmachine.

6J In a slicing machine, a plate ,for holding material to be sliced, aguide for said plate arranged to `hold said plate in positionen saidmachiner and'means for releasing said guide to permit easy removal ofsaizd `plate from said machine.

n a slicing machine, a plate for hold-Vv l ing material to be sliced, aguide for one edge of said plate arranged to overhang saidv plate in,`position upon said machine, resilient. means for forcing said guide intocontact with said plate and forl holding said late' against said fixedguide to Arevent ost motion and to take up wear, an means for' forcingsaid movable guide away fromy Y said plate to 't ready removal of saidplate from saldrmachine.

9. In a slicing machine, a. support for material -to be sliced, feedingmechanism for.

vmoving support relative to said ma- `ch1n.e,res.1l1ent means arrangedto press agalnstrsald` sup rt, and mechanism for simultaneously -reeasing said resilient means from said support an for disengaging saidfeffing mechanism from said support.

i' a slicingA machine, a'support Vfor material tn l'ie sliced, feedinmechanism for moving said support relative to said machine, a sprmgpressed guide for said support, and lmoans for gaging said `li-.odm-,igmuohanism und said, uido from said support-to pornnt easy ad )ustnaentof said support relativi; to V:and miwhine.

ll.. ln a slicing machina; a plato f or suportin'f niatorial to hoshood, a guido for Huid p ato, a soruw 4for moving said plato along saidguido, rosiliontanoans for engaging said plato to hold sani lilato hrmly.In contant with said guido, and morrhanlsm'ior disongaging Suid platoand son-.w l'roln ono another and for siuiultaiu-,ously releasing. thopros-'sure of said rusiliont moans upon said platt'v to pormit roadyadjustmi-nt ol' said plato upon' said maohino.

12. ln a sliring` malfhinr, a siiding 4plato for holding muti-,rial loho sliowlE a fxud guido for om-I migo olI said plato., a spring prossodguido arrangi-,d to hour against tho opposiio, (dgn ol' sald pluto andpiiss said plato against said lixml guido, u .sorow for funding saidplato along said guido, moans nominati-,d willi said phil#l l'orengagingsaid sorcw to .transmit movi-naam, from said scruw to said plato1 andmoohunism for simultaneoualy disoonnucting said screw from said ongagingini-ans and for roliiasing tho pressure of said rvsiliont ini-.ans upon.said pluto;

125. In a olif-.ingY maohino, a `famport for uiatorial lo ho slim-.(1, aguidufor said support, rusiliont moans lor holding said guide 1n Contactwith uuid support, and a uam for releasing tho pressura of' said`resilient moans upon said support to permit ready simultaneously discoi adjustment of sarl support relativo to said machina.

14. ln a slioinar machine, a plate for sin porting malorial to hesliced, a fixed gnidf for onu odge of said pluto, u movahlo gaio. l'orthioppositie odge of said,plaw,s|nfin;s l'or forcing said movable guideinto contaipi` Iwith said plato to hold said plum rmlj/ against saidlixod guide, a screw for ftedinzgsaid plato along iaaid guides to movetho material oarriod hy said plate into position to ho sliood, a hull`nut arranged to engaafi.J said sorow, and mechanism for simultunoonslydisongaging said half nut from said sor-ow and for releasing thelpressure of said rosiliont guido upon said pluto ndopendA cnt l of thoposition of said plate along uuid gui( os.

l5. ln a slicing machine, a )late for 'hold-- ing material to be sliced,a Xed guide for ono salgo Aof 'said plato, alnovable` guide arf rangodlo ongago tho opposito odge 0f said plato, rosiliont :nouns for -forcingsaid movahlo guido into contact with the Suid plato for holding saidplato against Said fixed guido to prt-,vont lost` motion 'and to take ui waar, and moans for foroi'ngisaid movablle guido away from said platetopermit easy :nm-'nimmt' of said plato relative to said guides.

ln testimony whereof I have Signed my. nanu-l to this spcazilication, dnthis nd day offluly, A. D. 1917. i

oolmums if. M. mi BERKEL;

